| n. | 1. | A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended incantations. |
| 2. | A juggler or trickster. | |
| 3. | A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense. | |
| 4. | Obfuscating talk or elaborate but meaningless activity intended to hide a deception or to obscure what is actually happening; verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To cheat. |
| Noun | 1. | hocus-pocus - verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way |